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  Worshippers returned to pray shoulder to shoulder at the mosque for nearly a week   Saudi authorities have removed thermal cameras installed nearly two years ago at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca as the kingdom has recently eased restrictions against COVID-19.   The General Presidency…

    Malaysia LEMBAGA Tabung Haji (TH) reported a total income of RM1.52 billion for the six months ended 30 June 2021 compared with RM1.55 billion for the same period in 2020.     In a statement today TH said the bulk of its income was derived from its fixed…

  Malaysians are expected to be allowed to visit Saudi Arabia, including to perform the #umrah pilgrimage this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad.   However he said this would depend on the current Covid-19 situation and vaccination rate in Malaysia as well…

A Saudi member of staff scans a pilgrim’s Haj card, allowing contactless access to religious sites, accommodation and transport, at a reception centre in Mecca on July 18, 2021. The plastic cards are available in green, red, yellow or blue, with the colour corresponding to markings on the ground guiding…

  Hajj Reporters   President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of the immediate past commissioner in charge of Health Matters at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Dr Ibrahim Kana as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.   Dr Kana is one of five new Permanent…

  Hajj Reporters   The Saudi Ministry of Health has released documents outlines the guidelines for Hajj 2021. The documents shows that only 60,0000 pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and outside will be allowed to perform Hajj 2021.   Other guidelines contained in the document are as follows..   Details soon……….

    The Deputy Governor of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region, His Royal Highness Prince Badr bin Sultan, received His Excellency the General   President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque Sheikh Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, accompanied by a number of imams, preachers and muezzins of…

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), alongside its strategic partners – the Makkah Cultural Forum, Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and Doyof Al Rahman Program (DARP) – today confirmed that 1,306 applications from 34 countries were submitted to the first edition of KAUST Challenge – Ideas…